Posted in Plants & AnimalsThis photograph, provided by Marlus Almeida, shows a female, mother, ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) caring for her babies. These young jungle cats were born in a conservation facility to help sustain their local numbers.

Posted in HumanityThis map, revised as of August 14th 2011, shows the current and contested territory in the Libyan uprising and resultant civil war. It denotes positions of NATO strikes and the location of both sides' weaponry.

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1. Solvay Conference - 1927(The International Solvay Institutes for Physics and Chemistry, are located in Brussels. They were founded by the Belgian industrialist Ernest Solvay in 1912, following the first world physics conference. - 1911 Conseil Solvay.

This photo was taken on October 1927 during the Fifth Solvay International Conference on Electrons and Photons, where the world's leading physicists met to discuss the newly created quantum theory. The leading figures were Albert Einstein and Niels Bohr.

3. Drug Classification Chart(This image breaks down the majority of common drugs and stimulants into tranquillizers, depressants, stimulants and hallucinogens and shows you how much it falls into each category.)Hits: 26442
Category: Biology & Medicine

4. Iberian Lynx(Although not targeted by hunters the Iberian Lynx is a category 1 endangered species which means that there are less than 100 in the wild. Their main staple diet is the hare. Most of the ones killed, lose their lives in traps set for other animals. )Hits: 18894
Category: Plants & Animals

5. Japanese Dwarf Flying Squirrel(Its body is 14-20cm long and the tail length is 10-14cm. It weighs 150-220g. It is nocturnal, and during the day it rests in holes in trees. It eats seeds, fruit, tree leaves, buds and bark. It faces threats from habitat destruction. )Hits: 17527
Category: Plants & Animals

6. Supermassive Black Hole(In 1987, a 30-million-Sun black hole was found independently by Canadian astronomer John Kormendy and US astronomers Alan Dressler and Douglas Richstone. Many more have been found since then. This is a simulation of a black hole.)Hits: 14854
Category: Astronomy

10. Transporting 60 People(This poster hangs in the Planning Office in the city of Munster, Germany. It very graphically demonstrates the need for an effective transit strategy by showing how much space it takes to move 60 people via cars, buses, and bicycles.)Hits: 12859
Category: Humanity

8. Scale of Cyclone Yasi(In February 2011 a colossal cyclone (named Yasi) struck Australia as a top-rated category 5 storm. It wasn't just the strength that made this storm special; this image gives you a sense of scale for this tropical behemoth.)Rating:
Category: Earth Sciences

10. A Rose Of Galaxies(The beautiful image above shows a pair of interacting galaxies called Arp 273. The image was released to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the launch of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The distorted shape of the larger of the two galaxies shows signs of tidal interactions with the smaller of the two. Researchers believe the smaller galaxy has actually passed through the larger one. Arp 273 lies in the constellation Andromeda and is roughly 300 million light-years from Earth.
Image compliments of NASA)Rating:
Category: Astronomy